Kitchener, Ontario- Kitchener-Waterloo Art Gallery
Brooklyn, New York – 440 Gallery
Slow Art Day 2012 report: Chinese Arts Centre in the United Kingdom
An open studios event, Slow Art Day 2012 at the Chinese Arts Center in Manchester, United Kingdom, saw a steady stream of 88 visitors slowly enjoying art while interacting with the artists and enjoying a snack of slowly made food…
Slow Art Day Report 2012: Tate Britain
Although the weather outside was cold and rainy, the feeling inside the United Kingdom’s Tate Britain was sunny and inspired for attendees of Slow Art Day on Saturday, 28th April, 2012. A stimulating event that built a stronger interest in…
Introducing the ‘slow art’ movement; it’s like the ‘slow food’ movement, with art (and food)
For a few moments, the event acquired a six-men-of-Indostan quality.
The abstract painting by Reed Danziger, exploding with colors and shapes, brought to mind a collage, said a painter and teacher of Hebrew from Israel. An artist from Brooklyn demurred. There was so much going on—it gave her the sense of standing in front of a manifesto, she insisted. Surely it resembled a film strip, argued a painter from Long Island City.
The artists were gathered atMcKenzie Fine Art gallery in Chelsea on Saturday for Slow Art Day, an annual event during which art lovers visit local museums and galleries to look—slowly, deliberately, and thoughtfully—at pre-selected works, and then repair to lunch to discuss the experience.
See Culture Map’s Promo Alert for Slow Art Day 2012
Culture Map, Austin’s daily digital magazine, is a proud sponsor of Slow Art Day 2012. The promotion below ran the week leading up to Slow Art Day 2012. Slow Art Day is coming to Austin on Saturday, April 28 Slow…
Slow Art Day 2012 Report: Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center
The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center hosted its first Slow Art Day on April 28, 2012 – and based on the success, host Nicole Anthony says that the center plans to offer slow art viewing exercises, complete with a post-viewing wrap-up,…
Slow Art Day April 28 at MAG in Rochester, NY
Over 94 locations all around the globe are joining together this Saturday, April 28 to participate in Slow Art Day with one goal: slow down and take more time to really look at art. I admit it, I’m guilty, I rush through many art exhibitions, overstimulated and overwhelmed in trying to take it all in.
Look for Longer on Slow Art Day
How long does it take to look at a piece of art? Studies have found that people devote as little as eight seconds to each work in a gallery. But on Saturday 28 April, gallery goers across the world will be invited to slow down. A lot.
